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JOSEPH HOWE, Phovinciai. Secbetabt, Chairman A. MacKINLAY, Esq., Vice Chairman. The Hon. A. 0. ARCHIBALD, Attornet-General. The Hon. J. H. ANDERSON, Receiver-General. Tub Hon. B. WIER, M. E. C. ROBERT MORROW, Esq., F. S. N. A. J. M. JONES, Esq., F. L. S. P. C. HILL, Esq, D. C. L., Mayor of Halifax. JOHN TOBIN, Esq., M. P. P. CHARLES TUPPER, Esq., M. D., M. P. P. JNO. ESSON, Esq., M. P. P. W. CUNARD, Esq. J. A. BELL, Esq. JAS. THOMPSON, Esq. S. CALDWELL, Esq. A. M. UNIACKE, Esq., D. C. L. ROBERT G. ERASER, Esq. J. CAMPBELL, Esq. feting (Eif-OffMia Pemhrs. JOSEPH R. HE A, Esq., D. C. L. REV. ALEXANDER FORRESTER, D. D. PROFESSOR H. HOW, D. C L. MR. ALDERMAN JENNINGS. international O^xltittition. The Hon. A. G. ARCHIBALD, Attornet-Generai.. The Hon. J. McCULLY, Solicitor-General. The Hon. J. H. ANDERSON, Receiver-General. The Hon. B. WIER, M. E. C. CHAS. TUPPER, Esq., M. D., M. P. P. JOHN TOBIN, Esq., M. P. P. A. M. WIER, Esq. A. M. UNIACKE, Esq., 11 St. James' Place, S. W. THOMAS R. GRASSIE, Esq., (Messrs Janrrin, Grassie & DeLisle, 14 a Austia Friars.) HENRY BOGGS, Esq., 24 Mark Lane, London. ral sour for Aug Feb r spec sam ] spec by i indi hast spe( unk Sechetart— R. G. HALIBURTON, M. A., F. S. A. Assistant Secretary — J. OUTRAM, Esq. INTRODUCTION. tlti The collection of articles from Nova Scotia consists merely, as a gene- ral rule, of average specimens of the productions of the industry and re- sources of the Province. Some delay having occurred before the attempt was made to prepare for the Exhibition, the Board of Commissioners was not organized until August, 1861, and the articles collected by them were shipped early in February. They were compelled, in many instances, to buy in the market such specimens as were required, and to be content with such as were merely fair samples of what they were intended to illustrate. In some departments, especially that of Natural History, a variety of species of fish, fruits, &c., have been either left unrepresented, or illustrated by samples inferior to what would have been procured at an earlier season. But though, in some particulars, the natural history, as well as the industry of Nova Scotia, is but inadequately illustrated by a collection so hastily made, it is hoped that there is sufi&cient variety and '"oellence in the specimens sent, to indicate to the world the very varied, anu hitherto almost unknown capabilities of this Province. R. Gr. Haliburton, Secretary. Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 15, 1862. NATURAL HISTORY. (The eollcction in this dnpartmcnt wan made under tho iuperlntcmlnnce of J. M. JuNKB, Utq., V. L. 8.) 1 A BULL MOOSE, Rtuffod and mounted — specimen about *2^ year? old. A. Downs, Halifax. CASE OF GAME BIRDS OF NOVA SCOTIA. A. Do\f ns. M. Z. S. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ruffed Grouse, (Tetrao umhellns.) Male & Female. Spotted or Spruce Grouse, (Tetrao Canadensis.) Male. Woodcock, (Scolopax minor.) Do. Snipe, (Scolopax Wihonii.) Do. Virginia Rail, (Rallus Virginiana.) Do. Rail, (Rallus f) CASE OF WILD DUCKS OF NOVA SCOTIA. A. Dowxs. 2 Wood-ducks, (Anas sponsa.) 2 Scaup Ducks, (FuUgula martla.) Eider Ducks. (FuUgula molissima.) King Eider Ducks, (FuUgula spectahilis.) Blue-winged Teal, (Anas discors. ) Green-winged Teal, (Anas Carolinensis.) Harlequin Duck, (Fidigula histrionica. ) Ring-necked Duck, (FuUgula riitiforgues.) Du.sky Duck, (Anas obscura.) Male and Female Male. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Young. Male. 17 COLLECTION OF NATIVE PLANTS, with the popular and sci- entific names attached to each specimen, &c. Professor How, D. C. L. 18 Collection of NATIVE LExVVES, Varnished. Miss Lawson. . 19 Do. Do. Do. Mrs. Hall. 20 Do. Do. Do. Miss Pillsbdry. 6 21 BASKKTS OKNA^IRNTKI) WITFT FIR CONES, &c., from tlio Fttrosts of Nova Scotia. Miss IIodoes. 22 1 Basket Ditto. »Ii9S McNaii. 23 llEPKRSENTATION TN WAX OF FRUITS AM) FLOWERS GROWN IN NOVA SCOTIA. Mus. W. Bl.vck. PAINTINGS OF NATIVE FLOWERS, &c. Miss Bkssonett. 24 Plate 1 ScientiJIc nnme. Popular uamf, ' Corniis canatlenso Pin;ooii Bony J I'ontedoraia cortlata Pieknol Wood I Platanthora fimbriata Puri)ltHl Fringed Orchis [PI; ' " *latuntliora dilata Northern White do. 25 r Viburnum oxyceccus Tree Cranberry Plate Q.J ■^•''^'•^P'"^ anioenu Indian Ilcmp I Nyinj)hca odorata Wiiito Pcjnd Lily [ Polygonatuin pubescens Solouion'iJ Seal Sagittaria variabilis Common Arrowhead 20 Plitp ^-l ■'^^^^'^ "'^'^ ^^'^ rubra Rod & White Banoberry Sarracenia purpurea Indian Cup V^iburnum lantanoidcs Moose Tree 27 Plate 4 ^ ^P'S*'^ rcpens IMayflower ^ 31itchella repens Twin Berry EIGIlTr-THREE VARIETIES OF VARIOUS WOODS GROWN IN THE PROVINCE, Remarkable for their durability, beauty, or singular appearance, accom- panied by the leaf or rone peculiar to each. Amos Fales, Ju.,Wilmot. (Scientific names appended by J. R. Willis, Esq.) 28 Curled White Maple, (Acer dasicarpum.) Used for eabinot-woik 29 Plain White Maple, (A. dasicarpum.) Useful for the manufacture of cart fellows, ox yokes, &c 30 White Maple Branch, (A. dasicarpum.^ Useful for veneers 31 Sugar Mnple, called Rock Maple, (^I. saccharinum.) Used for cart axles and cabinet-work, but more especially for the manufacture of sugar 32 Blister Maple, (A. saccharinum.) 33 Bird-eye Maple, (same as No. 32.) Used for cabinet-work and veneers 34 Black Birch, (li. lenta.) Used for making carriages, tables, and fur- niture 35 Variety of No. 34 30 Do. Do. 37 Do. Do. 40 47 4S 4!» 50 51 52 68 54 65 66 67 58 59 GO 61 62 03 04 05 00 from tlie .OWERS )NKTT. ime. ;(1 Orcliis 1) do. iiy ivlicad Bunoborry GROWN e, accom- Vihnot. not-work ifacture of 'S (1 for cart inufacture id veneers and fur- \ 3S Y^^\i^vfJ^\r(i\\,(n(•tlllncrech(t.) Used for ship tlmborH, plank, bont boards, and furniture i>!) White IJin'h, (/i. pa/n/niren.) Has a double bark ; the outside bark used by the Indians for coverin;^ their canoes and wif^wanis. Tho tindier nuieh used in boat-build in {5 and waggon making 40 Winter 13eeoh, (Ftii/its •) The leaves remain on the tree during winter; the timber useful for plane 41 Red Reecli, {Fiujus feniyimit.) Used for trenails, carpenters' tools, &o A'l White Reech, (Far/its si/Iraticn.) Employed for same purposes as tho preceding 43 Red Oak, {Qucrcus rubra.) Useful foi wheel-spokes and general work 44 White or Scrub Oak, (Q. alba.) Short trunk and spreading top; Is shady and ornamental 45 White Ash, {Fraxinus Ainericann.) Useful for making farming tools ; is of rapid growth and beautiful appearance 40 Yellow Ash, {Fraxirnis ■) Used for basket manufacturo 47 Rlack Ash, {F. samhucifolia.) Used for fences and basket making 4.S Rlack Ash Branch, (same as No. 47) 45) White Elm, ( Limns Americana.) Used chiefly for ox bows .00 Rlack Elm, {U. Americana, variety.) Applicable to same purposes as tho preceding 51 White Poplar, (Popttlus candicans.) Used for chair bottoms ami carriage seats 52 Balsam of Peru, (P. haJsamifera.) Planted cliiefly for ornament and shade. Its buds are considered medicinal 53 Horn Ream, (Corpinus Americana.) Wood tough, bard, and dura- ble ; used for rake teeth, &c 54 Black Moose Wood, (^Acer striatum.) Wood tender, but of some value for fencing 55 Wild Cherry, ( Cerasiis Pennsi/lrnmca.) Fruit small ; wood useful in cabinet manufacture 50 Black Cherry, (^Cerasus niyra.) Similar to preceding; tho tree larger 57 Rod Willow, (Salix ?) Wood used in the manufacture of charcoal 58 White Willow, (Salix ?) Used as the preceding 59 Native Plum, ( ) Fruit black ; used for preserves CO Nova Scotia Jesuit Rark, ( ■ ?) Rark used in pulmonary disor- ders and fevers 01 Bilberry or Wild Pear, {Mespilus Canadensis.) Wood hard and durable 02 Black Walnut, (Juglans nigra.) Wood extensively used in cabinet manufacture, not indigenous to Nova Scotia Go Ilacniatack or Juniper, (Larix Americanus.) Wood durable and ada])ted for ship building ; used also in making fences ' Timber of excellent {Pi and planks •) quality 05 Pitch Pine, (P. rtihra.) Wood much used for s.ip building 00 Pumpkin Pine, (P. sirohus.) Wood good for deals, planks, and shingles n7 White or Sapling Pine, (^Pinus strobus.) Good for timber and boards ; produces turpentine 08 White Cedar, {Thuja occidentalis.) Wood excellent for durable fencing ; also for manufacture of musical instruments 69 Hemlock, (Abies Canadensis.) Timber durable ; bark used for tanning 70 White Fir, (A. alba.) Wood used for timber, boards, and fencing 71 Silver Fir, (A. picea.) Wood used for similar purposes as the pre- ceding 72 White Spruce, (A. alba.) The timber one of the most valuable exports in deals 73 PICTURE FRAME ORNAMENTED WITH FIR CONES, &c. Misa E. Robinson. 74 MYRTLE OR BAYBERRY WAX, with Plant and Berries. R. CI. Halibuiiton. An article that is unknown in England, and which is likely to be of service in different manufactures. It can be pro- cured to an almost unlimited extent, and is used by settlers in some places as a substitute for tallow in the manufacture of candles. It emits an agreeable odor when burning. 75 WILD YAM OF NOVA SCOTIA. J. Taylor, Dartmouth. 76 SPECIMEN OF MELILOTUS LEUCANTHA MAJOR, discov- ered by W. Pryor to be a substitute for cotton and hemp, &c. (See manufactures from vegetable fibres.) NOVA SCOTIAN FURS. (Sclcntiflo names, &c., by Bernard Gilpin, Esq., JI. D.) This attractive department gained for Nova Scotia the first place for Furs iu 1851, and gave a Gold Medal to the exhibitor for that year. Though iu its nature diminishing as the Province becomes settled, still the export for 18G0 gave £20,000 value, one half of which were Furs produced in the Province. The Fur bearing animals represented with one exception (the Ermine) in the collection of skins and manufactured articles of the exhibitor, Mr. W. J. Coleman, are in their natural order as follows. The classification is that of the Sniithonian Institute at Washington. This though differing in some respects from British authorities, bears such weight in America as to be the first authority, at least, in American mammals. 77-78-79 3 Lynx Skins, (Lynx canadettst's.) Common, said by Temnick to be identical with Lynx of Northern Europe, and is not diminishing in the Province. A beautiful rusty brown, hoary fur. 80-85 5 Wild Cat Skins, (Lynx rufus.) Wild Cat, or Bay Lynx, differing from the last in shorter fur and longer pencils to the ears ; not 60 abundant as the last. Both true Lynxes. 9 for I nishing 85^ 1 Wolf Skin, (Cauis OccideiitaUs.) Wolf exceedingly scarce in the Province ; distinct from European Wolf, 86-95 10 Red Fox Skins, (^Vulpes fulvus), of exceeding beauty. 90-101 6 Silver or black Fox skins, ( V.fulviis variety argentus) . These are the celebrated silver or black foxes — the most valuable furs the world produces, of an incomparable lustre and beauty ; have brought in some cases £40 each. 102-107 6 Cross Fox Skins, ( V. fulviis, variety, decussatus.) Of great beauty, but of less value than the last. All these Foxes are of one species, and live and breed together, but owe their differ- ences of color to unknown causes. 108-109 2 Fisher Skins, {Afustda Penatitii.) Pennants, Weasel, or Fisher — a large and beautiful Weasel, but rapidly diminishing in numbers. 110-119 10 Martin Skins, (J/ Americana.) The American Martin differ- ing from the Pine Martin of Europe ; rapidly diminishing in the Province of Nova Scotia. (^Putorius cicognanii — P. Pichardsonii.) Two distinct species of Ermine, and both differing from the true Ermine, are found in Nova Scotia. They differ chiefly in length of tail. 120-144 25 Mink Skins, (PiUoriiis vison — P. nigrescens.) Mink — two species — perhaps varieties exist in Nova Scotia — differing chiefly in size. The smaller, or nigrescens, has the more beau- tiful fur. This fur, of exceeding beauty and increasing value, does not diminish in numbers. Its value has increased tenfold. 145-150 6 Otter Skins, {Lntra canadensis.) American Otter, differing from the European Otter ; it affords a valuable, brilliant, and most durable fur. Not rapidly diminishing. 151-15G 4 Raccoon Skins, (^Procyon lotor, Raccoon.) Increasing in number, and affording a rather handsome fur for robes ; and also used in the manufacture of felt hats. 157-160 8 Bear Skins, ( Ursus Americamis.) American Bear, by no means diminishing in numbers, differing from European species, and affording in season a thick and brilliant black fur. 161-168 S BenYOY iikms, (Castor canadensis.) Differing from European Beaver, became nearly extinct a few years ago, but now is in- creasing in numbers. 169-193 25 Musquash skins, {Fiberzihethicus.) Abundant and rather increas- ing. The beauty of this fur in its natural state is well seen in Mr. Coleman's manufactured articles. When dyed and plucked its resemblance to the fur-seal is so groat as to deceive any but dealers. It must rise in value and importance. 194-200 Rabbit Skins, {Lepns Americamis.) Hare, formerly confounded with the varying Hare of the Old World. It is found in enormous quantities, and is often a great boon to poor settlers ; some families with wire snares have caught in one sea- son between two and three thousand. Sixty thousand skins Lave been shipped by one dealer alone. rs ; not 201-202 2 203 204 205 206-207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 10 . Ladies' Mink Muffs do. do. Boa do. do. do. pairs do. Cuffs Ladies' Musquasli Boa do. Mink Muff do. do. Cuff Gentleman's Mink Cap do. do. do. Cloth Top Ladies' Velvet Top Wolf Robe THE FISH DEPARTMENT. The fisheries of Nova Scotia are an almost inexhaustible source of wealth. Though a largo portion of the population is engaged in agricultural and other pursuits, the exports of fish in 1860 amounted in value to $2,956,788. The Census tables give 396,427 q[uintals of dried fish, and 283,273 barrels of pickled fish. The shipping owned in Nova Scotia and employed in the fisheries, &c., in 1860 amounted to 3,258 vessels, with a gross tonnage of 248,061 tons, being almost a ton to every man, woman and child in the Province. This amount of tonnage places Nova Scotia in the rank of one of the principal maritime countries in the world, and the first as to the proportion of tonnage to popula- tion. The fish of Nova Scotia are represented by specimens preserved by alcohol in clear glass jars, by J. M. Jones, Esq., and also by specimens ot pickled, smoked, and dried fish, purchased in the market, being samples of those pre- served for ordinary use or export. The exhibition of fish does not include the finest specimens, but must be considered as containing fair samples of sucli as can be procured between the months of October and January, in the Halifax market. The reason for the largest and best specimens not being exhibited arises from two causes : 1st. The jars used, though ordered at the kind suggestion of Professor Agassiz from the New England Glass Company by the Nova Scotia Commis- sioners, and being larger than any manufactured in England for a similar pur- pose, cannot be procured of such dimensions as to admit of the exhibition of halibut or of the larger specimens of some other fish. 2nd. Tlie season when tlie effort to procure specimens of fish was made was so far advanced that the best samples of many species could not be obtained. 11 c, m being arises rnfcssor ]oinmis- lar pur- ition of I Fish preserved in Glass Jars. 215 1. Salmon, (Salmo Salar.) Attains the weight of 30 lbs. ; abundant in the market of Halifax during the season. Price, fresh, 4d. to Gd. per lb. ; smoked, from 3s. to 4s. each ; pickled from £2 8s. to £4: per barrel ; preserved in tins, Is. per lb. Amount of catch in 1800, 2,481 barrels. 21G 2. Cod, (Aforrhua vulgaris.') Attains the weight of 90 lbs. ; abun- dant in the fish market of Halifax all the year round. Price, fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 5d. ; dried, per qtl. of 112 lbs., 10s. to 14s. Exports from the port of Halifax alone, ' in 18G0, 281,111 qtls. 217 3. Haddock, {M. ceglejinus.') Attains the weight of 15 lbs. ; abun- dant in the market during the season. Price, fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 5d. ; dried, per qtl. of 112 lbs., 6s. to 83, ; preserved in tins, lOd. per lb. 4. Hake, (^Phjcis Americanus.) Attains the weight of 25 lbs. Price, fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 4d. ; dried, per qtl. of 100 lbs., 5s. Gd. to 7s. Gd. 5. Pollock, {Jferlangus carbonarius.) Attains the weight of 40 lbs. ; not abundant ; affords serviceable oil. Price, fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 5d. ; dried, per qtl. of 112 lbs., 5s. Gd. to 7s. Gd. G. Mackerel, (^Scomber vernalis,') No. 1 variety. More abundant some seasons than others. Price, fresh, in the Halifax market, Gd. each; salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., £2 10s. to £3 10s. 7. !Mackcrol, {S. vernalis,) No. 2 variety. Abundant in Halifax market during the season. Price, fresh, 3d. each ; salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., £1 10s. to £2 10s.; preserved in tins, Is. per lb. 8. Mackerel, (^S. vernalis,) No. 3 variety. Abundant during some seasons. Price, fresh, in Halifax market, 2d. each ; salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., 15s. to 25s. The catch of mackerel in 18G0 amounted to 66,108 bbls. 9. Trout, {Salnio fontinalis.) Attains the weight of 4 lbs. Price, fresh, in Halifax market, mixed sizes, 8d. per dzn. 10. Sea Trout, (S. trutta.) Attains the weight of 7 lbs. Price, salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., 20s. to 30s. 11. Whiting, {Merlangus ?) Attains the weight of 3 lbs. ; not very abundant ; flesh very delicate. Price, fresh. Id. to 2|d. each. 22G 12. Eol, (Angiiilla vulgaris.) Attains the weight of 6 lbs. ; abun- dant in Halifax market during winter months. Price, fresh, 4d. to 6d. per bunch of 12 ; salted, IGs. per bbl. of 200 lbs. ; pre- served in tins, lOd. per lb. 227 13. Gasperoau, (vl/osa /?/?•ff?^MMS.) In enormous quantities during the season ; often used for manure. Price, fresh, 4d. per dzn. ; salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., 12s. to 16s. 228 14. Herring, {Clupea elongata.) Abundant during the season. Price, fresh, 4d. per doz. ; salted, per bbl. of 200 lbs., 13s. 6d. Catch in 18G0, 194,170. 229 15. Tom-cod, {Jlforrhun pruinosa.) Abundant during the winter months. Price, fresh, 3^d. per doz., mixed sizes. 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 0.1 r 12 ihM 230 16. 231 232 233 17. 18. 19. 234 20. 235 21. 236 22. 237 23. 238 24. 239 25. Rock-cod, (M. vulgaris.) Attains tho weight of 15 lbs. Price, fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 4d. ; dried, per qtl. of 112 lbs., 10. to 14s. Sea Perch, (Labnis ceruleus.) Very abundant ; of fine flavor. Cat-fish, (Pimelodus catiis.) Norway Haddock, (Sebastes Norvegicus.) Not very abundant ; delicate flavor. Price, fresh, 2d. each. Smelt, ( Osmerus viridescens.) Extremely abundant during the winter months ; delicious flavor. Is so abundant as to be often used for manure. Price, fresh, in Halifax fish mar- ket, 2d. per doz. Perch, (Perca flavescens.) Abundant in fresh waters ; fine fla- vor. Price, fresh, in bunches of 1 doz. each, 6d. Dog-fish, (Spinax Acanthias.) Fojtus taken from the mother October 1861. Attains the weight of 16 lbs.; very abun- dant on our coasts ; aflbrds a valuable oil. Price, dried, 3s. per hundred. Used for fattening pigs, &c., and fre- quently for manure. Flounder, {Platesra plana.) Price, fresh, per bunch of 6, 2ld. Dollar-fish. Not abundant ; flesh white and of fine flavor. Price, 3^d. per doz. Lump Fish, (Cyclopterus lumpus.) Very rich flavor. Price, l^d. to 2d. each, averaging 1 lb. weight. Pickled Fish, &c., collected under the superintendance of W. H. Townsend, Esq., late Inspector of Pickled Fish. 1 case of Codfish 1 do. Haddock 1 do. Hake 1 do. Pollock No. 1 Mackerel No. 1 Round Herrings 1 do. No. 1 SpHt Herrings 1 do. Trout 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 11 bbl. lido. 1 tub of Salmon 1^ bbl. of Alewives 1 do. of Shad, by J. S. O'Brien Noel 1 box Digby Herrings, by Bcnj. Hardy, Digby Co^^2ction of Fish preserved in tins. 1 doz. tins Lobsters 1 " " Mackerel 1 « " Salmon A " " Eels " " Haddock 4 dozen in all. 13 Price, ir qtl. of flavor. bundaut ; uring the int as to fish mar- ; finefla- lie mother rery abuu- ice, dried, , and fre- bunch of ine flavor. or. Price, Townsend, EDIBLE MOLUSCA OF NOVA SCOTIA. The most important species, and tne only one used generally for food, is the Oyster, of which there are unlimited deposits along tho shores washed by the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the whole coast from Cape Breton to New Brunswick being almost continuous Oyster-beds. If properly worked, they would form a source of very profitable employ- ment for a large number of persons. The Oysters of Tatamagouche resemble in appearance, and are equal in flavor, to the best English " natives." The other species of molusca, though found generally in profusion along the shores of the Province, are but little sought after by the people of Nova Scotia. This department will be illustrated by the following collection contri- buted by J. R. Willis, Esq., Principal of the National School, Halifax: 257 Oyster {Ostrea Borealis)^ very abundant 258 Do. (0. Virginiana), very abundant 259 Scallop {Peden Magellanicus), very abundant 260 Do. (P. lalandicus), very abundant 261 Do. (P. concentricua), small and rare 262 Clam (Madra gigantea), very abundant and cheap 263 Do. \M. aoUdissima), very abundant and cheap 264 Do. ( Venus mercenana), very abundant and cheap 265 Do. (Cyprina Islandica), very abundant 266 Do. (Solen ensis), very abundant 267 Do. (Mya arenaria), very abundant 268 Mussel {Mytilus edulis), very abundant and cheap 269 Do. (J^odioZa^wiencana), very abundant and cheap 270 Whelk {Buccinum undatum), very abundant 271 Do. (Fusus decemcostatus), very abundant 272 Do. (F. Islandicus), very abundant 273 Periwinkle {Littorina littorea), very abundant 274 Egg Case {Natica heros), very abundant. CRUSTACEA. Lobster. (^Homarus Americanus.) The most important species found in Nova Scotia, and the only one exhibited, is the Lobster. It is found in enormous quantities, on every part of the coast. It is stated that not less than a million dozen of Lobsters are annually disposed of, at or in the vicinity of Halifax, for exportation or domestic use. Along the Northern coast of Nova Scotia they are thrown up in such quantities by gales that they are used extensively for manure. Their price in the market in Halifax is generally about Id. each. Occasionally, however, there has been so large a supply, that a wheelbarrow-full has been sold for Is. 275 A case is exhibited by J. R. Willis, Esq., containing several specimens. Tlie most interesting feature of the collection is an enor- mous claw, about 15 inches long, which belonged to a lobster about r>0 inches in length, and of almost the same dimensions from point to point of extended claws. I . I I 14 276 CASE OF NOVA SCOTIA PEARLS. (Prepared by J. R. Willis, Ksq.) A large quantity of Pearls have recently been found in the fresh water Bivalve Alasmod Morgariti/era, in streams and lakes of Annapolis, and King's County, and are apparently abundant. 15 selections are exhibi- ted, from contributions by the following persons : Wra. Mclntyre, Job Randall, E. J. McNeill, Thaddeus "Walker, Wallace Kirkpatrick, Austin "Woodberry, and Joseph Grogan. In the pearl case are animals with corresponding valves, preserved in alcohol, by J. R. Willis. GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION. (Prepared by Bkv. D. Honetbian.) The Geology of Nova Scotia will be represented by an interesting col- lection, almost all of which has been contributed by the Rev. Mr. Honey- man from his cabinet, or collected by him since he has been engaged by the Commissioners to examine into the Geology of the Province. Mr. Honey man has prepared a map, sections, &c., to illustrate the sub- ject, and has gone to London to take charge personally of his collection, which, while being of great future value in determining the extent and nature of the mineral resources of the Province, will, it is believed, greatly attract the attention of the scientific world to Nova Scotia, from its illus- trating new and interesting features in Geology, peculiar, it is believed, to the formations of this Province. A representation of the Rocks, useful Minerals and Ores of the different for- mations of the Province, arranged in four groups. 1st group — ^The Laurentian formation, containing gold, and the recks associated with it 2nd do. The Silurian and Devonian 3rd do. The Carboniferous 4th do. The new Red Sandstone (These are illustrated by colored sections.) Bepresentation of the Fauna of the Fossiliferous Bocks. Silurian. -277 Zosphyta Graptolites and Corals 278 Annelida Serpula; and Cornulites 279 Crustacea Dalmania Logani .280 Homolonutus Dawsonii, &c 281 MoUusca Acephala .. Brachiopoda .... Crania Acadiensis 28.2 Chonotes Nov. Scot. &c .283 Lamelli brachiata. .Cledophori 284 Avicula Honcymani freshwater lapolis, and are exhibi- [ntyre, Job •ick, Austin aimals with iteresting col- . Mr. Honey- 1 engaged by mce. strate the sub- his collection, le extent and lieved, greatly from its illus- is believed, to e different for' Is. and the rocks Bocks. id Corals !)ornulite8 rani fDawaonii, &c lensis r. Scot. &G 15 285 Excephala Gasteropoda. . . Murchisonia, Ac. ^c 286 Heteropoda. , . .Bollerophon acutus 287 Trilobatus, carinatus, &« 288 Pteropoda Conularia Thea 289 Cephelopoda. . .Orthoceras, &c Lower Carboniferous, or Mountain Limestone. 290 291 292 203 Zosphyta Fenestella, &c Annelida Spii-orbis Crustacea (?) MoUusca, Acephala — Brachiopoda — Productus Giganteus, contribu- ted by R. G. Haliburton 294 Lamellibranchiata 295 Excephala Gasteropoda 296 Heteropoda 297 Steropoda 298 Cephalopoda Nautilus, &c These, whether Silurian or Carboniferous, are arranged into groups according to their geological position. Each group begins with the lowest organization and ends with the highest. This division is also illustrated by colored sections. Middle Carboniferous. 299 Annelida Spirorbis 300 Crustacea Cyprides 601 MoUusca Modiola 302 Pisces Dephlodus' teeth 303 Scales, Coprolites, &o Reptilia (?) 304 Mastodon Tooth Alluvial. A representation of Carboniferous Flora. Ferns. 805 Calamites 306 Artisia 307 Poacites 308 Asterophyllites • 309 Sphnophylla 310 Lepidodeudra 311 Ulodendra 312 SigiUaria 313 Stigmaria 314 Pinites 315 Carpolites Trigonocarpa, varia symai^^ 16 MINERAL COLLECTION. ( Made under the supcrintandftnee of Hknky How, ERq., D.C.L., I'rofegsor of ChcmlBtry, &e, at Kintr'a College, Wiudaor. GOLD. The gold of Nova Scotia is represented by specimens purchased and exhibited by the Provincial Government, including bars, gold-bearing quartz, and gold washings. There are specimens from Tangier, Sher- brooke, Wine Harbor, Laidlaw's, Allen's, and " The Ovens," near Lu- nenburg ; also, washings from the latter place. The total value of the gold exhibited will amount to over $10,000. (See note B. at end of Catalogue respecting the extent of the gold fields ; also a copy of the mining regulations appended.) The gold is also exhibited in a manufactured state by the lollowiug pieces of Jewelry, by J. Cornelius, Jeweler, Halifax. 316 1 Bracelet. (For sale.) 817 1 Necklace, (with figure of a gold miner at work, with a drop con- sisting of a Nova Scotian Pearl.) 318 1 Massive Brooch, with Dolphin in centre 319 1 Brooch, made of Nova Scotian gold quartz ; and also Nova Sco- tian Amethysts and Pearls 1 Masonic Mark Jewel 1 small Brooch of Nora Scotian gold, with Nova Scotian Amethyst (Etruscan style) 320 321 i I ORES OF METALS AND OTHER MINERALS AND ROCKS COMMERCIALLY USEFUL. Species. Locality. Kxhihitor. 322 1. Native Copper. . Bay of Fundy Samuel Caldwell, Esq. J;„« %,r2i^^ r Poison's Lake, Syd. Co. . Professor How. per xyritcs. . . ) •' 324 Ditto, (large sp.) . . Ditto \ Commissioners, per Rev. ^ ° ^ ^ \ Mr. Honoyman. .^25 Copper Pyrites. . . Salmon River Trustees Hal. Mec. Inst. 326 Grey Copper Ore . . Five Islands H. Harrington, Esq. 327 Ditto Ditto Prof. How. 828 Ditto Pictou Trustees Hal. Mec. Inst. 329 Carbonate of Copper. Ditto Ditto. I o'>l 17 ofCheinlBtry,&c, purchased and }, gold-bearing rangier, Sher- Ejns," near Lu- ll value of the nt of the gold r the following rith a drop con- also Nora Sco- jotian Amethyst AND ROCKS Exhibitor. !aldwell, Esci- How. [ioners, per Rev. [oneyman. Hal. Mec. Inst. ington, iSsq. tw. Hal. Mec. Inst. IRON ORES. Species. LtraUty, Exhibitor. oIJO Micaceous Iron Ore. Five Islands Trus. Ilnlifax Men. Tiist. ?,:U Ditto Ditto Gov'rs of King's College. 3:'.2 Ditto Digby Ditto. o:;:{ Ditto Sand Cove Trus. Halifax Mec. Inst. fiiU Ditto Londonderry Ditto. 80.5 Speculnr Iron Ore \ p^,^^^,^ j^ake \ C7•"is«^onor.^, per (large sp.). . . ) ( Mr. Honcynian. o"t> Ditto, (largo sp. ) . . Ditto Ditto. Piotou Trus. Halifax Moc. Inst. Londonderry A. MacKinlay, Esij. Ditto Rov. E. F. Jones, Esq. Acadia ron East River, Pictou . . ( Commissioners, per Rev. ^ Mr. Honeyman. Fibrous Hematite . '-;:;s Ditto ;;;5l)-n48 Hematite ) (largo sp.). .. \ These specimens slunv the nature of the ores worked at the \\'orks. ;'40-;;]r)2 Hematite, ) (large sp.). . . j' One of these from an out-crop of a vein twenty-five feet wide at surface. 3.'>3 Red Hematite Nictaux Prof. How. This ore formerly worked ; is very abundant. J!.'>4 Red Hematite Digby Prof. How. o.);') Ditto Old Barns Ditto. P.iiG Ditto (lar^e sp.) . . . Ditto Ditto. .".')7 Magnetic Ore .... Cornwallis Trus. Halifax Mec. Inst. isr^S Ditto Annapolis (V) Ditto. 3:")0 Bog Ore Cape Negro H. Poole, Esq. o'JO Ditto Lapland Ditto. i»t)l Titaniferous Sand, I c. 1 1 t 1 i n tt n n . V ' !■ bable Island G. Handley, Esq. (average) . . . . ) j' i 'i02 Ditto (washed) Ditto Ditto. ?5»)P» Ditto (average) . . . Digby County R. G. Haliburton, Esq. oo4-3G5 The Iron made from the ores 38}>-348 at the Acadia Iron Works is illustrated by four specimens of Pig-Irou, also by bars of Iron. The amount of Iron made is 1200 t Ditto, Cement Htono. St. Peter's, C. B G. Hanilloy, E.«i(i. 427 Ditto ."....) pi^^^ j)i^^^ niiotlit.M- variety ) 428 " Cement" Cliester Rev. Dr. Shrove. BARYTES. 429 Barytes Falmouth Prof. How. 430 Ditto Five Islands Governors Acadia Cidlogi Thia has boon worked to a considerable extent, and the deposit yet believed to bo extensive. MARBLES. 4:»1 Marble, Rcd-bandcd. Cheverie J. Nutting, E.>*q. 4;j2 Do. Green l*arr.sl)orough Mrs. Webster. 433 Do. Purple, with ) pj^^ j^j^^^^ p^.^^ jj^^ green spots. . . \ 434 Do. Red & White, \ q i ( Commissioners, per Rev. mottled ) '^ ' ( Mr. Honeyman. 435 Do. Chocolate Ditto Ditto. 430 Do. White (large !^p.) Five Islands II. Harrington, Esq. 437 Do. Black, with 1 p ij . * 5 Commissioners, per Rev. white veins. . . j ^ ( Mr. Honeyman. 438 Do White, with | ^yhycocomagh. C. B. . -[ Ditto. black vcms . . . \ •' * ' ( 439 Do. Grey, patterned. Fraser Mt Messrs. Wesley & Sanford 440 Do. Red Craignish. C. B j Commissioners, per Rev. * ' ( Mr. Honeyman. 441 Do. Clouded Grey. Ditto Dr. Elliott. 442 Do. White & Green. George's River, C. B . . Ditto. 443 Do. Greenish . . . | Ea«t Am East River, ( Coinniissioners, per Rev. ) Pictou ( Mr. Honeyman. All the marbles are surface .specimens, as no quarrying operations are car- ried on. Some of the deposits arc very extensive. Several of the specimens were gratuitously polished and prepared by Me.stsr3. NVcsley & Sanford, Marble-workers, Halifax. INFUSORIAL EARTH. 444 Infusorial Earth . . . ComwalHs Mrs. Webster. This material has been found useful in polishing Marble, 21 rlilhltor W. 1, Ks(|. Icy, Ks(j. w. ;lcy, Esq. , Shrove. rs Acadia CoUngi posit yet beliovtMl ng, Escj. libster. jionors, per Rev. )ncyman. ington, Esq. ioners, per Rev. )neyman. ^Vosley & SanfonI ionor.s, per Rev. )noymaa. jtt. loners, per Rev. )neyinan. pcrations are car- oparecl by Messrs. I BriMMNMJ STONKS, Simritn. l.oatlUij, KthiMor. 14.-)- t.'iO Freosfonos . . . . Picfnu , , , Trus. Halifax Moc. Tiisf. 4r>l l"'r('t(,stoii(!(ilres«cil \ m , \ n t v ,,1„,.]^) _\ ,- Tataini.^.MM-bp G. Lung. hs{. \')'l Do. (dro.^sed block) 1/ ftn Ditto. 4'):{ Do " WalJHCO Ditto. 4r)4 Do " Keimetct»<>k J)itto. 455 Do " lioulaixlarie, C. R Ditto. .Mcst of tlicHC .stoiu'H are oxton.sivcly (juamod f(»r building purjmso.s. some bciii;]; exported to the United Stiitos ; and some (juarries yield grind^stones, of whicli 4<»,4!t• N. W. Arm, Halifax . . . K. Duvis, J'-mj. This is u.sed in making walls. 400 Red Sandstone ) tt ^ tr wt \ i^ v , , 1 1 1 1 \ - Ilorton H. Webster, hsrj. (dressed block). ) ^ A niiitcrial useful in making walls of fireplaces and ovens ; can be got in any t|uantity, is easily wrought, and hardens by heat. MINERAL PAINTS. 401 Mineral Paint, brown Chester 40'2 Ditto " . . Ditto 40;j Do. Red Ditto 404 Do. Yellow Ditto 40)5 Do. Rrown Ditto 400 Do. Red, burnt ) t*.,. , V Ditto iinground . . . . ) 407 Do. Purple Louisburg, C. B -] 4(>8 Do. Brown Sydney, C. B 409 Do. . . . " Loehabar 470 Do. ..." Antigonish 471 Do. a clay used as I j)^^.^,^^^^^^^ a wash ) 472 Do Do Ditto 478 Do Do Ditto 474 Do. Yellow Brown . Acadia Iron Works 475 Do. Red, Gimmd, ) p^„ ^^^^^ and Jiurnt. . . . ) •' 476 Do. Brown Ditto •••{ Rev. Dr. Shrcve. Mr. Feadcr. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Commissioners-, per Rev. Mr. HoneyinaJi. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Mr. G. Taylor. Ditto. Ditto. Commissioners, per Rev. Mr. Honeyinan. Prof. How. Ditto. ebster. [arble. These Ochres are found in great abundance, and some of them have been very extensively used. ' Mi ; i . i i i i I il i ! ! 1 1 fi 1 ( - 1, ? j t ( i I ; 1 t i • li 22 ROOFING SLATE. Species. Locality. Exhibitor. 477 Slate Rawdon S, Caldwell, Esq. A surface specimen. Tliis Slate exists in enormous quantities. There arc- Ijcsides extensive deposits elscwbere in tie Province. CLAYS. ,^r, ni Ttrt u fi -D f Commissioners, per Rev- •*' 8 ^l«y Wbycocomagh, C. B. . j ^^^ Honeyumn^ 479 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 480 Ditto Lochaber, Sydney Co . . . Ditto. 481 Ditto Albion Mines, Pictou Co. Ditto. 482 Ditto 15 miles from Halifax. . . W. Pryor, Esq. 483 Ditto, Fire Clay. . . St. Croix, Hants Co. . . . Messrs. Dymock. The number of Bricks made in Nova Scotia in 18G0, from its clay deposits, was 7,059,000. 484 Millstone (large .sp.) MILLSTONE. ? (See Manufactures.) SALT. 485 Made Salt (in bottle) R. Philip, Cumberl'd Co.R. Thomson, Esq. Believed to have been boiled down from a Brine Spring. It is known that there are several Biine Springs in the Province. NATRO-BORO-CALCITE. 480 Natro-Boro-Caicite . Gyp3um'.Quarry,Windsor. Prof. How. Not as yet found in quantity. Would be very valuable in making glazes for Pottery. MINERALS ADMITTING OF USE IN JEWELERY AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL ARTS. 487 Smoky Quartz Paradise, Annapolis Co. . Governoi-s King's College 488 Ditto, Crystal ... . Ditto Ditto. 489 Ditto Ditto Mrs. Webster. 490 Ditto Ditto Governors King's College This is found in some considerable quantity. 491 Ditto, with Clorite. . Paradise, Annapolis Co. . Professor How. 492-495 Red Came- > lian, cut and > Cape Blomedon Tnis. Halifax Mec. Inst. polished ) 490 Amethy.sts Ditto Mrs. Webster. 497 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 498 Ditto Ditto Governors Acadia College 499 Do., with Caeliolong. Ditto . Ditto. This mineral is tolerably abundant. 23 hibitor. jll. Esq. ies. There arc- oners, per Rev, leyiuan. ', Es J)'^„y^ ^ ^ Agato ) ° ^ r)01 Do., with Agate. . . Ditto Governors Acadia College 502 Agate ? Mrs. Webster. 503 Do ? Ditto. 504 Do. FortificatioTi ? Ditto. 505 Do " ? Ditto, 50G Do " '? Ditto. 507 Do " ? Ditto. 508-513 Do. Moss .... Scotch Bay? Ditto. 514 Do. Moss Ditto Governors Acadia College 515 Do.. . " Ditto Mrs. Webster. 51G-517(«.^i)Do.) j3j^^^ j)j^^^ polished ) 518 Do. Do Ditto Governors Acadia College The Agates are found in some considerable quantity at various localities along the Nova Scotia coast of the 13ay of Fundy, and at places in the Basin of Minas. 519 Jasper Parrsborough Governors King's College 5-20 Ditto Bay of Fundy Ditto. 521 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 522 Ditto, Red Two Islands Ditto. 523 Ditto, Green Blomedon Prof. How. 524 Ditto, Variegated ? Governors King's College 525 Ditto, Ribbon ? Mrs. Webster. 521) Ditto. . . " ? Governors Acadia College 527 Ditto. . . " ? Ditto. 52S Ditto. . . " Digby ? 529 Ditto. . . " largo sp. Ditto Ditto. The Jaspers are found in some considerable quantities at various localities along the Nova Scotia coast of the Bay of Fundy, and at places in the Basin of Minas. 530 Garnet Sand Yarmouth Co R. G. Haliburton, Esq. A deposit on the shores of a lake, used in the vicinity in ornamenting houses, by dusting it over them externally. 531 Garnets Shelburne H. Poole, Esq. Not yet found of fine quality. 532 Top»z, rough Cape Breton Mr. McDonald. 533 Do, cut and polished. Ditto Ditto. Nothing known of the quantity of this mineral. The specimen was cut and polished in the Province, at Pictou. 534 Clay Slate-Indian f ^j.^j^tegan H. Poole. Esq. Pipestone . . . . ) ° Admits of fine carving. 535 Clay Slate, vari'gtd. Beech Hill, King's Co. . Mrs. Webster. A material suitable fjr inlaid work ; not subject to friction. Nothing known with certainty of the quantity in which the last two are found. i lli M ; It III 1! ii I 21 MINERALS FURTHER ILLTJSTRATTXG THE MINERALOGY OF THE PROVINCE. Species. Locality. F.xMhitor. 500 Iron Pyrites Tlirum Cap H. Poole, Esq. WAl Magnetic Pyrites . . Nictatix Prof. How. r*37^Fluor-spar Mabou, C. IJ (lovernors King'.s College 538 Quartz : Opaque ) ,r ,^ ' ji i -n-i*. ^ ry ,^ 1 ^ '- McKay .s Head Pitto. Crystals ) '' r>.^)r) Quartz: Ferruginous ? Mrs. Webster. r)40 Black Tourmaline . . Ilarrietsfickl, Halifax Co. Mr. Laurillard. f)41 Ditto Ditto . Ditto. Govornors King^s College Mrs. Webster. Two Islands Governors King's College ? Mrs. Webster. Two Islands Governors King's College 542 Apophyllitc Isle HautV Mrs. Wekster. 543 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 544 Ditto Port George, Bay Fundy. Prof. How. 545 Red Ileulandito . . . Hall's Harbor. 546 Ditto Ditto 547 White Ileulandite. '" 548 Pearly... " 54!) Analcime Blomcdon ? Ditto. 55l) Ditto Two Islands Governors King's CoUog 551 Ditto Bloniedon ? Prof. How. 55'2 Red Analcime .... Ditto Ditto. 553 Needlc.stone and ) Analcime . . . . ) 554 Do. Do ? Ditto. 555 Natrolite Bay of Fundy Trus. Halifax Mec. In^t. ^'^ ^^phylTite". ^^.' } Margaretville Prof. How. 557 Faroclite & Mesolite. Port George Ditto. 558 Mosolitc N. Mt., Annapolis Co. . . Ditto. 559 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 5(i0 Centrallassite Near Black Rock Ditto. 5t51 Needlestone and ^ Ileulandite . . . ) 562 Honey Yellow \ Stilbite y Gdo Stilbite Bay of Fundy Mrs. Webster. 504 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 5(55 Do. with Luumonite. Morden Governors Kind's Colli'ire 5G(J Do ? Governors Acadia Colh-go 5()7 Do. large Coptals. . Morden Governors King's College 5(J8 Do. with Analcime . Ditto Ditto. 5(19 Do. in a Geode. . . . Isle Haut V Mrs. Webster. 570 Cluibazite Port George Prof. How. 571 Do. (Acadiolite) ) m t i i n t.'- ' n n . X , -^ - iwo islands Governors Kmg s College in Quartz . . . . ) bo J'72 Do. Do 'i Governors Acadia College 573 Calc-spur (N. S. V) l>irs. Webster. 574 Ditto Ditto Ditto. 575 Do. coated with ) Pyrites j 57G Aukorite Acadia Iron Works Prof. How. [- Moose Island Mrs. Webster. Pi'of. How. Joggins . R. G. Ilaliburton, i aa % ALOGY OF hitor, 5sq. Cing's College :er. urd. tor. fer. king's College ter. iCing's College King's College as Moc. Inst. HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS, ETC.* APPLES. The climate of Nova Scotia is particularly suitable to tlie growth of the Apple Tree. Crop is generally sure and large. Sorts which in Englan*! require a wall or espaliers will here grow and thrive in the open orchards, as standards. Fruit attains an enormous size : specimen of " Gloria Mundi" sent to P^ugland measured from lo to 17 inches in circumference. The amount of Apples raised in 1860 was 18l),484 bushels, Annapolis Comity raising G5,405 bushels. Mr. R. Starr, of King's County, and Mr. W. Chesley, of Annapolis County, contributed to the preliminary local exhibition at Halifax not less than 50 varietiea of Apples raised iu tlieir own orchards. Apples (^preserved in Spiirlts) in Glass Jars : — Article. 578 Gloria Mundi, and others .... .... 579 Do and Gilliflower, and others ;er. 580 Green Scek-no-furthcr, and others. 581 Do do & Bishop's Pippin, &c 5S2 Bishop's Pippin and Greening, and others. . 58;) Ribston T'ippin, and others. . . .... 584 Bishop's Pippin and Detroit Red, and others 585 Spitzenburgh, and others .... .... 586 Westfield Seek-no-further, and others. . 587 Vandevere, and others ... .... .... 588 Golden Pippin, and others. . . .... 589 Large and Small Siberian Crab. . . .... 500 Gloria Mundi .... .... .... 591 Dried Apples . . .... •1 Cnntrihvtor. C. C. Hamilton, Esq., M D., Cornwallis. Richard Starr, Esq., Corn- wallis. J. Kaje, Esq., Cornwallis. James Thomson, Windsor. ^ Purchased in market dur- \ ing the Exhibition. ;er. Cinji's CoIIcjre Acadia College Cing's College ;er. [Ring's College Lcadia College er. )urton. f GRAPES. Hardy sorts of Grapes will, in the Western Counties, do well in the open air, and even Black llambro and White Cluster have, during the past year, ri]>ened their fruit in open air. All the best sorts Avill (under glass;, without artificial heat) grow n.ost luxuriantly, and bear better than in England under the same treati;ient. Mr. Justice Wilkins for .several years most successfully ripened Ijlack llandjros at Windsor, on a stone wall, and iu the last year I'aised, on two vines not more than seven years old, thirty-three pounds of Grapes, of quite equal flavor to those ripened in a hut-house. The vines, of course, required careful covering in winter. JMr. Downing, the eniineut American authority ou horticulture, iu Jackson Whites 630 Late Calicoes 631 Early Amiens .... 632 Early Chinangoes 633 Early Blues 634 Early White Blues . . . 635 Sutherland Blues . . . 636 Berwick 637 Early Cow Horns . . . 638 Pink Eye 639 Forty Fold 640 Early Jackson Whites. 641 Early Whites 642 Jenny Lind 643 Calicoes ... .... 044 Early Russian Blues . . . 645 Bermudian .... 64() Rohan .... 647 Sporta Natm-ft R. McHeffy, Windsor. Ward Eaton, Cornwallis. James Thomson, Windsor. Ricliard Starr, Cornwallis. R. McHeffy, Windsor. Ward Eaton, Cornwallis. Wm. Murdoch, senr., New Annan. Ward Eaton, Cornwallis. George G. Fellows. Ward Eaton, Cornwallis. , Wm. Murdoch. N. Annan. Wm. Findlay, Aylesford. , Wm. Murdoch, N. Annan. James Thomson, Windsor. . Ditto. Ward Eaton, Cornwallis. , John Garston, Cole Harb'r. V^m. Findlay, Aylesford. . Geo. Hamilton, Horton. John Garston, Cole Harb'r. . Wm. Murdoch, N. Annan. Geo. Hamilton, Horton. WHEAT, &c. Wheat, under very inferior cultivation, will yield from 25 to 30 busheb per acre. Specimens sent weigh 62 and G4 lbs. per bushel. The com- petitors in this department were very few, and the specimens sent are much inferior to those exhibited at the Provincial Exhibition in 1854. The following is an extract from the official report : — " Every person who has any real knowledge of agriculture, and who saw the specimens of grain entered at our Exhibition, will readily admit that it was almost i i 1 I '; ! 28 ;ill of tirst-rate qunlity, and scarcely, if at all, inferior to any equal number of sam- ples either in the mother country or the United States, t'ake the following ex- tract from the Prenhyterian Witness newspaper of October 14th, 1854 : — ' The Dumfries Courier states that CO lbs. per bushel for Wheat, 50 lbs. per bushel for Barley, and 40 lbs. per bushel for Oats, have generally been considered a kind of standard or medium weight between the heavier and lighter quality ; and it men- tions, as a specimen of the present crop, that at last week's Haddington Market samples of new grain were shown of the following extraordinary weights : Wheat, G.3 lbs. per bushel ; IJarley, 58i lbs, per bushel ; and Oats, 48 lbs. per bushel.' " Now, the grain at our Exhibition compares very favorably with this state- ment, as, out of fifty-four parcels of Wheat of various kinds, only two were below GO lbs. per bushel, and, to balance this, sixteen parcels were above 64 lbs. per bushel, while two parcels were above 60 lbs. per bushel. In Barley, they exceed us in nearly one pound per bushel, our heaviest being only 47 lbs. and 14 ounces per bushel ; but we equal them in White Oats, as ouis is 48 lbs. as well as their*, and then they admit it to bo an extraordinary weight in Haddington, one of the greatest grain markets in the south of Scotland, more especially for Oats. Then we have twenty samples of Indian Corn, mostly all very excellent, some of it weighing SiJiJ lbs, per bushel ; and twenty-two samples of Buckwheat, all verging upon, and some of it quite, 58 lbs. per bushel." Barley is a sure and licavy crop ; the bald Barley will yield about 40 bushels per acre, specimens sent woighing 54 and 5G lbs. per bushel. Indian Corn (Yea INIais) iu the Western Counties proves a most profit- able crop, yielding 00 to (>') bushels per acre — specimens sent weigh GO lbs. per bushel. The climate of Nova Scotia is particularly suited for the growth of Buckwheat, specimens sent weighing as much as 56 lbs. per bushel. All kinds of Garden and Field Seeds grow remarkably well in Nova Scotia, producing excellent and profitable returns. 648 Spring Wheat, (bald) . . . Geo. Wallace, Rawdon. 649 Red Wheat.. Wm, Murdoch, N. Annan. 650 Bald Wheat . . , Ditto. 651 Winter Wheat Peter McNab, S.E. Passage 652 Canada Club Spring Wheat . . . Thos. W, Rand, Cornwallis 653 Rye Wheat , . Thos. W. Chesley, B'town. 654 Bald Barley, (six rowed) . . . P, McNab, senr., S.E. Pass. 655 Barley John Garston, Cole Harb'r. 656 Oats, White . . . Ditto. 657 Do. Black.. 658 Buckwheat • • • • 650 Flax Seed , . , Wm. Murdoch, N, Annan. 6(i0 White Field Peas . , . . . , Wm, Sutherland, Truro, 661 Indian Corn, (zea mais). ... R. D, Thomas, Cornwa'lis. 662 Timolhv Seed . . . . Geo. Campbell, Truro, 663 White Field Beans C, C. Hamilton, Cornwallis 664 Ears of Indian Corn. , . , . 1). R. Thomas, do. GRAIN, SEEDS, &c. Article. j:.chihilM'. 665 Pot Barley Purchased. 666 Split Peas Ditto. 667 Oatmeal ... 668 Barley Meal... 669 Indian Corn Meal . (57d Flour (wheat). . 671 Meal (wheat) . • John Garston,Cole Harbor. Hugli Dunlop, Stewiackc. Samuel Palmer, Windsor. 29 nber of eam- oUowing ex- ,854 :— ' Tlic jr bushel for •ed a kind of and it men- rton Market ;ht8 : Wheat, er bushel.' h this statc- were below 64 lbs. per they exceed nd 14 ounces .•ell as theirs, I, one of the Oats. Then , some of it t, all verging Id about 40 per bushel, most profit- sent weigh ly suited for i 56 lbs. per bU iu Novii Rawdon. I, N. Annan. 5.E. Passage d, Coniwallis sley, B'town. r.,S.E.Pass. Cole Harb'r. N. Annan, nd, Truro. , Cornwa'lis. Truro. 1, Cornwallis do. or. Cole Harbor. , Stewiackc. r, Windsor. Article. 672 Buckwheat Meal (i7;J Parsnip (Dutch) .... .... 074 Blood Beet .... .... (>75 Mangel Wurzel .... .... «i7f» Early Frame Pea 077 Dwarf Field Pea (»7H Prussian Blue Pea 679 Horticultural Pole Beans .... 680 Case Knife do. 681 Six Week, or Karly China Bean 682 Horticultural Bush Bean . , 683 Yellow Six Week Bush Bean 684 Indian Chief Pole Bean . . 085 Cranberry Pole Bean .... 086 Scarlet Runner Pole Bean 687 Sweedish Turnip ... .... 688 Cabbage (Drumhead) 689 Dwarf Marrow Pea 690 Early Charlton Pea 091 Bishop's Long Pod Pea .... 692 Daniel O'Rourke Pea 693 Sangster's No. 1 Pea 694 Acorn Squash . . .... 695 Honolula Nectarine Squash. . 690 100 varieties Flower Seeds Exhibitor. Mr. Geldert, Halifax. James Thomson, Windsor. Ditto. Ditto. Edward Taylor .Dartmouth. Ditto. L. Woodworth, Cornwallis. , B. DeWolf, Windsor. ])itto. , J. Thompson. Ditto. , Ditto. Ditto. . Ditto. Jas. McKay, Gardener to . Hon. W. A Black. Benaiah Morse, Cornwallis. . Andrew Wallace, Gardener to Jas. Forman, Halifax. . Ditto. Ditto. . Ditto. David Miller, Halifax. . H. Harris, Halifax. • H. Harris & J. McKay, Hx. \ as per printed list. MANUFACTURES. MANUFACTURES IN IRON, &c. G98 Waggon Axles Patent, halt" dozen . . ()!^y Horse Shoes. 700 do. do. 701 Churd Chopper. 702 Fleam for bleeding Horses. 703 G bars Charcoal Iron. 704 3 do. Pig Iron 705 Set Coopers' Tools, 6 pieces. 706 Narrow Axes (6). 707-709 Skates (3 pieces). 710-739 Assortment of Edge Tools (29). 740 Hay Forks (6) 741 Dung Forks (6) 742 Assortment of Brass Castings. . . . 742^ Finished Brass Work. 743 Iron Plough. 744 6 Narrow Axes. 715 Iron Capstan. 746 " Gypsey Winch, 747 " Patent Windlass. E. Curry, "Windsor. John Sullivan, Halifax. Peter Grant, St. Croix. Wm. Brown, Merrigomish. Wm. Brown, Merrigomish. ( Acadian Charcoal Iron Com-* \ pany, Londouderry. Ditto. Bill & Skerry, Liverpool, Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Donald Watson, Halifax. Ditto. , 1 1 !l! I I . i Hi I 30 MANUFACTURES IN CLAY, &c. 748 749 7.00 7.')1 752 Article. Common Brick. Sand Brick. Fire Brick. Pressed Brick. Drain Brick. 75JJ Drain Pipes. 754 Pottery Ware. 755 Carving in Stone (Wallace Freestone) 756 Grindstone, Minudie. 757 Ditto. Wallace. 758 Ditto. Pictou. 769 Curling Stones and Sleigh. Exhibitor. F. Scarfe, Halifax. Ditto. Robert Malcom, Halifax. F. Scarfe, Halifax. Ditto. Robert Malcom, Halifax. Ditto. A. Johnston, Halifax. R. Davis, Pr. Hal. Curl. Club. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD. 760-762 Single, Double & Treble Ships ) t,, „ „ , ^ „ ^, , *^ > Thomas Holloway & Sons, Hx. W. Wilson, Dartmouth. W. Wilson, Dartmouth. Blocks . . . . f 763 Log Reel — lignumvitse .... 764-765 Dead Eyes and Belaying Pin .... 766-768 Single, Double, & Treble Blocks . 769 Sofa of Native Oak, covered with " green Utrecht velvet ; elbows supported by dolphins — the front rail and legs representing fish, ^ McEwan & Reid, Halifax. aquatic plants, shells and rocks — the back legs forming cornu- copise. 770 Easy Chair to match — the front rail ' carved into a rabbit's head, with bunches of Indian corn, wheat and barley on either side ; the > Ditto. back ornamented with maple leaves, and a king-fisher resting on the top branch. 771 Small Chair to match — on each of" the front legs a fox's head and foot, with bunches of fox-berries ; the sides represent squirrels climb- ing boughs of oak and beech , which meet and intertwine at the top. _ , These articles are adapted for a library. 4 Ditto. dl hlbitor. ilifax. m, Halifax, ilifax. m, Halifax. Halifax. Hal. Curl. Club. (way&Sons, Hx. Dartmouth. Oartmouth. leid, Halifax. McEwan & Reid, Halifax. Artiolo. Exhibitor. 772 Drawing-room Chair of Maple, cut irom the grounds of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, at » The Lodge," on Bedford Basin. The front legs and rail ornament- ed with Indian cups, pigeon ber- ries and blossoms, Solomon's seal and Mayflowers ; the back form- ing a wreath of National and Provincial emblems, combining the rose, thistle and shamrock, crowned with Mayflowers. 773 Elizabethan Cabinet of Native "Woods, composed of nine differ- ent woods, the leaves of five of V Ditto, which are wrought into the five j panels of the lower door. j 774-778 Assortment of Furniture .... Gordon & Keith, Halifax, 1. A Drawing Room Centre Table (walnut) in the Cinquecento Ara- besque style, the legs being supported on the backs of dolphins. Surmounting the stretcher, stands a fisherman in the act of return- ing home with his net and fish. On the four sides of the rim are added representations of fish, shells, and a king-fisher, which ap- pears in the act of descending upon its prey. 2. A "Walnut Chiffonier, of the above named style, with plate glass back, a Moose deer head surmounting the carved foliage in the centre. 3. 2 "Walnut Couches, worked in Cinquecento scroll work and mould- ings, doves ornamenting carved ornaments on the back. 4. A "Walnut Drawing-room Chair, in the same style as the table. The whole (with the exception of the ornaments, which are from na- ture) are conventional. 779 Ship's Wheel 780 Ox Yoke 781 Do., Dutch 782 Patent Harrow 783 Piano of Native "Wood 784 Ditto 785 Box Laths (100) 786 Poney Carriage 787 Sleigh 788-790 Patent Roller Blocks (3) 791 Wooden Plough 793 Ditto 793 Blocks (3) 794 Liquor Keg, with compartments 795 Shoe Lasts Ditto. John Moore, Truro. Ditto. G. Dickie, Amherst. Fraser & Son, Halifax. Brockley , Misener & Brockley , Halifax. Wyman St Freeman, Milton. Late G. L. O'Brien, Halifax. E. Curry, Windsor. G. J. Mosher, Avondale,Hants. John Moore, Truro. Wm. Fish, Halifax. Wm. Hackett, Sydney, C.B, Thomas Graves, Halifax. I 22 MODELS, &ic. In no country in the worM can sliips be built so cheaply ns in Nova Scotia. There is every fiu-ility for this bniuch of industry, the couHt l.'eing in every direction indented witli bays and harbors, connected with the interior by numerous rivers and lakes. Ships of from 200 to .'iOO tons ctii l)e built for from £'5 to £4 per ton, and including r'lgg'iuy; for from £0 to £7. In many counties the farmers occupy the leisure of winter in bnildin{? vessels. This is often done by a family — one of which is the Mu'ksmith, others the shipwrights — some haul the timber often cut from tlieir own land; and the vessel is frequently manned by members of the fcMuily, or at least commanded by one of them. Consequently a veiy serviceable species of vessels is produced at but little outlay of capital. Vessels required for the rivers or coast trade of Great Britain could be supplied by Nova Scotia at quite as low a rate as that at which old vessels are frefjuently purchased for that trade ; and, being new, would bo much more profitable to the purchaser. Nova Scotia could also sup- ply the fishermen of Great Britain with fishing yawls at from ito § of the price usually paid for them. 7;Mi Steamboat Model Jas. Cameron, New Glasgow. 75^7 Ship's do. . . . . E. Mosely Lallave. 71>.'^ Draughts for ship-building .... Ditto. These were invented by the contributor, and illustrate quite a new and ingenious mode of ship-building. MANUFACTURES OF WOOL. 1:1 18G0 there were manufactured vol less than 1,320,923 yards of cloth, or over 4 yards to every inhabitiuit. It is principally manufac- tured by hand looms, and is worth about 2s. per yard. Nova Scotian homespun is in great denmud in Canada, as well as in Great Britain. IVL'litary men who have worn it while hunting in " the bush," often send from England for a supply. It is said that there are imitations made by n'.aohiuery in Canada and Engbind, which are much inferior to the " home u):ule'' article. The grey homespun makes a very serviceable travelling dress. 7;'>9 16 yards Brown Fulled Cloth Miss E. McCurdy, Onslow. 800 10 yards Grey Homespun (all wool) . J. T. Duulap, Stewiacke. M)l 10 yards Dhto., (cotton and wool) .. Hugh Dunlap, do. 802 10 yards Ditto, (all wool) George Creed, Rawdon. 803 10 yards Sattinet (black) Laquille Mills, Annapolis. 804 10 yards Ditto, (grey) .... Ditto. 80") 6 pair Gloves .... Ditto. 80t) 12 pair Women's Hose Mrs. Beals, Bedford, 807 Sewing Worsted Mrs. Simon H. Blair, Onslow. 808 1 lot Linen Thread .... Miss E. McCurdy, Onslow. 80y Down Cape , . . . Mrs. Daviesoa, Dartmouth. VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 810 1 Bonnet (grass straw) Miss Begg,N. River, Colch'ster 811 1 Hat (grass straw) 812 1 box Tobacco .Ditto. . Maclean & Campbell, Halifax. s?. lis in Nova ', the coiiHt iieetcd Avitli I to r>00 tons for from £0 if wintor in ^hich is the jn cut from ibcrs of the lequently a ittle outhiy treat Britain lat at wliich new, wouUl hi also siip- i to § of the w Glasgow, e. B a new and )23 yards of ly nianufac- ova Scotian cat Britain. " often send ins made by tlie " home le travelling Onslow, wiacke. llo. iwdon. uuapolis. ird, lair, Onslow. , Onslow. >artmouth. er,Colch'8ter bell, Halifax. 817 «18 820 821 auanie lor iiw ainereni vaneiies ui ruuer. e, the process after cropping is so simple and economical, that ^n^ farmer, or farmer's family, can produce it in the shape ex- 81 :i A SUBSTITUTE FOR COHON, Hemp, &c'. . Wm. Pryor, Esq., Halifax. MelilotuR Leucantha Mnjor, or, Bukhara Clover of Seed Shops, a new fibruun plant, suitable for manufacturing paper stock and textile fabrics, either alone or in combination with cotton, flax, wool or other fibres. Discov- ered and applied by Wm. Pryor. of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Plants : Melilotus Leucantha Major, — Melilotus Alba,— Melilotus Officinalis. Flowers, white and light yellow, in a raceme or spike small. Corolla falling after flowering. Perennial — (See specimen No. 1.) The Melilotus planted in drills twelve inches apart, in May, (in Nova Scotia, or earlier in England) comes above ground in twelve or fifteen days, grows luxuriantly, yielding an enormous crop b^th in Europe and Ame- rica, from one planting for several years. This ulant may be cropped at that stage of growth when it is fonnd to yield a fibre must suitable for the fabric or purpose required. It may be cut of the first year's growth from three to four feet high, by the 20th August, the second and after year's growth of same height, as early as 1st to 10th August. Its proper fertil- izer is ground gypsum, best applied when above ground, in fiill leaf. For Paper Stock, the Melilotus may be cut, dried like hay, and converted into pulp immediately from the field — the fibre and wood, or stalk, being, together, available for the different varieties of Paper. For fibre alone, any intelliger hibited, and have it baled or packed, for the further manipulation and purposes of the manufacturer. (See specimens 2, 3, 4 and 5.) A peculiarity — a valuable one — of the Melilotus is, that it may remain in the nelds all winter, the air, snow, frost and rain rotting it efi'ectually, and so freeing the fibre of its natural glumten, as to afford the farmer the great- est facility of simply threshing it out into lintin or tow ; the strength of the fibre being but little, if at all affected. It may. however, in some cases, be slightly affected by this process, in its, otherwise, great facility of after bleaching. (See sample No. 6.) In this rough state, freed from stalk, it is worth in Boston five to seven cents per lb. As food for cattle, the Melilotus, cropped at eight or twelve inches growth, is very superior. Patents for discovery and application are in progress. Agent : — Thos. R. Orassie, Esq., Messrs. Janvrin, Orassie & DeLisle, 14 a. Austin Friars. Specimens. 814 Dried leaf and flower. 815 Fibre as first peeled from plant. 816 Fibre slightly bleached. Fibre, broken out as lintin or tow, for cottonizing — bleached. Fibre, same as No. 4 — more perfectly bleached. Fibre, and stalk from which it is broken out, after remaining in field during the Winter. Stalk of plant, second year's growth. Do. after being peeled of its fibi'e. 822 Paper, made from stalk, unbleached. 823 1 Table Cloth 824 1 box Dew Rotted Flax Miss E. McCurdy, Onslow. V LEATHER, &c. 82").826 2 sides Sole Leather 827-829 3 Hog Skins 830-832 3 sides Sole Leather 833 1 side Black Harness Leather 834 Holy Bible, bound by A. Gowie, Liverpool, A. Cowie & Sons, Liverpool. Ditto. Ditto. Philips, Brothers, Halifax. 84 83;, 1 pair of ( rc88 Boots, nia.lo for IIi8 ^^..^mlHsion^ Bootmaker t^ Royal HighuL>88 the i'rince of Wales puriiiiHsion) Bootmaker II. R. Wales. II. tho Prinoo to of FINE ARTS. H.'JO R. CI. Ilnliburtou. Capt. Lyttlcton, Halifax. Mias McKie. Capt. LyttletoD. W. Chase, do. I'on and Ink Drawing, by C. E. Harding, Windsor. 837 Sketch of Halifax 838 Colored Photographs 839 American Winter Scene 840 Photographs 841 View of Arch erected by the Freemasons of Halifax, in honor of tho visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. 842 View of Arch erected by Major-( Jeneral Trollope, C. B., in front of his re8i r „ ,.„ Htatcdhy contributor. j J. 1. Lane, Halifax. M70-7r) Oils (HRiiiples) R. G. Frnser, drt. H7G Model of Gold Wa(*hing Machine » and Auialj?ainator, invented by . W. Simpson, Dartmouth, exhibitor .... ) Uepoi of Educational Institutions, &c. Dr. Forrester, Truro. Do. Deaf and Dumb Asylum I. Ilutton, Halifax. Do. Protostant Orphan's Home. Rev. R. F. Uuiacke, Halifax. Home for the Aged .... Ditto. HHl King's College Calendar Windsor. HH2 Acadia do. Wolfville. HH3.H4 2 Tracts in Micmac Rev. S. T, «H.5 I vol. Gospel St. Matthew, in Micmac Ditto. H77 «78 M7J) H80 Rand. H86 887 888 I do. do. St. Luke, do. Ditto. 1 do. do. St. John, do. Ditto. 1 do. Psalms of David, do. Ditto. 1 do. Genesis, do» Ditto. 1 do. Spelling Rook, do. Ditto. Specimen of the diploma granted by the Provincial Commissioners*, to successful competitors, at the preliminary local Exhibition at Halifax. The Vignette illustrates different resources of the Province, and was Lithographed by Messrs. O. & A. Clarke. Lithographers, Halifax. «92 Messrs. Pool and Campbell's Report on the Gold Mines NOTE B.— (See Page 10.) In 1861 it was satisfactorily proved that gold exist.s in Nova Scotia in large ^juantitics. The discovery of rich leads at Tangier and Lunenburg lead persons throughout the Province to prospect ; and the result has been that gold has been found from the Strait of Canso to Yarmouth, the eastern and western ■extremities of Nova Scotia proper — extending over a district of country ecjual in size to almost half of England. The search for gold, as well as the works commenced, has been conducted by persons unacquainted with the subject, and yet the returns have been most encouraging, A large number of claims have been taken up throughout the Province, varying in extent from 1,000 square feet to 5 acres, and situate among other localities at the following K laces : — In Halifax County — Tangier, Elmsdale, Lawrencetown, Nine Mile Liver, Preston, Laidlaw's Farm, Allan's Mill. In Guysborough County, at Shorbrooke, Country Harbor, Wine Harbor, Lij^comb Harbor, Necum Secum, Isaac's Harbor ; also at Malignant Covo in Sydney County ; at Uawdon in Hants County ; the Ovens, in Lunenburg County ; at Marshalltown, in Digby County, in Yarmouth county, and in a variety of other places. It has also been discovered in Inverness County, in Cape Breton. Every day there arc fresh applications for claims, as well as new localities announced as auriferous. Tlie leads run east and west, and extend probably from one extremity of the Province to the other. A large part of the Province is unexplored, and it is quite impossible to say what will be the result of the search for gold in the present summer. As an indication of the state of 36 affairs in the gold districts of Nova Scotia, an extract from a letter in one of the latest Halifax papers is inserted. The Halifax Express says the subjoined extract from a letter dated Sherbrooke, St. Mary's, will be interesting to many : — *' Our village is overrun with people from all parts of the Province, and there are several here from the United States. There are two crushers build- ing at the Slierbrooke diggings to be driven by steam. There are also one or two mills down the harbor, to be driven by water-power. New leads are still being discovered, said to be rich with gold. I saw yesterday a very good specimen in possession of a young lad taken from a lead in siglit of my house, di.stant about four hundred yards. You might suppose that owing to the state of the roads people would not travel, but every day the rush is greater. It is difficult for persons to get lodgings at this place at present. Thirty-two horses and eighteen men aiTived here on Saturday night, bringing hither the crushing machine, and all the apparatus. There were one hundred and fifty applica- tions for claims put in to Mr. Cumminger (the Surveyor) during his absence.'" This is confirmed by the following extract from a letter fron) Mr. William Gossip, C. E., addressed to the Crown Land Office, dated at the above place,^ March 26, 18(32 : " T find that about 150 acres have been taken up during my absence, and a large number of buildings put up in the Diggings. " There has been a large influx of strangers, and tijey are coming and going continually. Several new gold-bearing veins have been discovered. Appli- cations are coming in for claims in new localities. Gold has been discovered on the west side of the river just above Sherbrook, at Still Water, (5 miles above, and at Cochran's Mill, 8 miles above." A member of the Legislative Council, who has made careful inquiries as to tho gold discoveries in the County of Guysborough, in a letter to myself, says : " 1 have stated it as my opinion, that within a year there will be taken up four thousand | acre claims in the County of Guyslwrough alone, and I am still of the same opinion. "About 500 I acre claims have been already taken up at Sherbrooke alone, and more applications are daily made ; and they are continually finding new leads to the northward of those first discovered, i. e., at right angles from the first leads. "A gentleman from the Sherbrooke diggings told me 'he assisted in testing the quartz taken from one claim, and that, with the labor of six men for three months, they had 10 tons of quartz that would yield $400 to the ton, and 23 tons that would yield about half of that or perhaps $140 per ton. The owner of the next claim believed that he had done as well as his neighbor, though he had not employed so much labor.'" It is worthy of note that the cheapness of all tlie necessaries of life at the diggings of Nova Scotia is unexampled. The price of provisions in 1861 at Tangier was lower than in the city of Halifax. The following is a list of prices of provisions at Tangier, in 1861 : — Fre^h Beef, 3d. per lb. ; Mutton, 3d, per lb. ; Flour per bbl., 28s. ; Butter, fresh, lOd. per lb. ; Potatoes, Is. 8d. per bushel ; Hemlock Boards, 30s. per M. feet; Fire- wood per cord, 8s. I^ Prices mentioned in the Catalogue are in sterling. K. G. Hamburto.n, Secretary. March 31st, 1862. %. 10 Ard is LcJ IS) Lai '.';: Kcl M Kel •it, Uol ;■ '<■', •t AN ACT RELATING TO THE . i -i.ti, .:■., ,:. / ;, (I'l.f^ :.-.C GOLD FIELDS OF NOVA SCOTIA. % [Passed the 31st day of March, 18G2.] .U1..U -:■: Skction 1 After passing sf Act, Orders of Council to be of no efl'cct. Rights rescfTCfl. 2 Doflnition of terms "Mine." "To Mine." :t " Golfl Bearing Quartz." 4 " Gold clsewlicre than In rock." .T " Uncultivated Lands." (1 Chief Gold Commissioner and Deputies, how appointed— their jurisdiction, &c. To have power of Justice of the Peace. Proviso. 7 Duration of Office. Bonds required. Sa- laries. » Incapable of sitting or voting in House of Assembly. Forfeiture— how recoT- ered. t» Penalty for voting or using influence at elections. How recoverable. 10 Shall have no interest in mines, or act as agent of party interested. Penalty- how recovered. 11 Shall keep a book of record, form of, &c. Book open to inspection. Application to be entered therein. Return of De- puties. 12 Deputies to enter the application for areas granted. To be entered in order of dates 1:5 Plans to be prepared and kept and areas marked thereon. Duplicate plans to bo sent in with weekly return. Gen- eral plan. II Application form of, &c., time of receipt to be endorsed— to be in writing, ac- companied by instalment. Kxceptions. Receipt of Deputy. 15 Quartz mines to be laid off in areas. Area No. 1. Area No. 'i. Area No. ;). Area No. 4. III Areas, how laid out— measurement, ir Rents. is Lease to contain one area. II) Larger areas, how granted. ■J) Uignts of parties In land not within a Gold District. Priority. Time In which application to be miidc. Whea lands Included in district rights of occupants to be respected. 'i\ Proceeding on discovery of alluvial or placer diggings. Sizeof lots, &c. Pro- viso T-J liOtB la alluvial digging— how laid off, Ac. Rents. '.>;i Rents of lots 1000 feet square. •Ji Rents how payable. 'tice no oint It of i an ans< ime. e de mi8« the ard, ent. the and riod !on- lich ued on- ent ncr •bi- nal his to icb )n- >nd nd ich 45. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Gold Commissioner, or Deputy Gold Gonimissioner, from making any agreement subject to the approval ot the Governor in Council, for the purchase and revesting m the Crown any tract of land, to be paid for in such other and different terms as may be agreed upon. 46. The holder of any lease of a raining area, may, at any time, surrender the same by notice in writing, signed by him, and filed in the office of the De- puty Gold Commissioner, thereupon the interest of such holder shall forthwith revest in the Crown, and he snail cease to be liable for any rent beyond the quarter then unexpired ; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to dis- charge him from liability in respect of any covenants in the lease, for or in respect of any act, matter, or thing for which at the date of such surrender he was under the terms of the lease liable, or from any liability for the quarter's rent then unexpired. 47. When a gold district shall have been proclaimed, any person fourd min- ing in any lands therein belonging to the Crown, or on any land thereon of a private proprietor, the gold in which belongs to the Crown, or entering thereon for tie purpose of mining after being forbidden by the Gold Commissioner, by notice personally served upon him, forbidding mining or entry upon the lands specified therein, shall be liable to a penalty for each offence of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. 48. Parties violating the provisions of the preceding section, shall be consid- ered guilty of a distinct offence for every daj they shall unlawfully mine. 49. On complaint in writing made to any Justice of the Peace of the County in respect of such unlawful mining or entry to mine, the Justice shall issue his ■warrant to apprehend the offender and bring him before the Justice to answer the complaint ; such Justice shall thereupon forthwith enter upon the investigation of the complaint, &riA i.i case he shall find the party guilty, impose such fines or penalties as the party may have incurred under the provisions of this Act. In case the defendant requires time for the production of witnesses for the defence, ^the Justice may adjourn the investigation to any period not exceeding six days, on being satisfied by affidavit that such time is required for that purpose, and in case the defendant shall be committed to gaol unless he gives security to the satisfaction of the Judge to appear at the time and place appointed for such adjourned investigation. 50. The decision of such Justice shall be srbject to appeal, as in ordinary cases, but before such appeal shall be allowed, the appellant shall give bonds to the Deputy Gold Commissioner to pay the costs of the appeal, in case of a deci- sion against him, and also to pay such fines or penalties as the Court of Appeal may impose. 51. Gold in quartz or otherwise, unlawfully mined on the property of any lessee of the Crown, shall be considered in law the personal property of the own- er of the mine, nnd a search warrant may be issued for the same by any Justice of the Peace for the County, in the same manner as for stolen goods ; and, upon the recovery of any gold under such warrant, the Justice shall make such order for the restoration thereof to the proper owner, as he shall consider right. 52. Nothing herein contained shall deprive the Crown lessee of the mine, or any proprietor of the soil, of any remedy existing at or before the passing of this Act, for damages or redress in respect of the matters above specified. 53. The lessee of gold mines in lands of private proprietors shall be entitled to use the area within the limits of his lease, for all purposes necessary for the convenient working of the mines therein. * 54. The lessee of any gold mine in the lands of the Crown, or in any lands •which, under this Act or by purchase, shall become revested in the Crown, shall be a lessee of the soil for tne term for which he holds the mine. 65. All disputes relative to the possession of any mine may be investigated and decided in a summary way without costs before the Gold Commissioner or the deputy for the district ; in cases of difficulty, and in any case where the De- puty Gold Commissioner, or either party desires it, the deputy shall remit the enquiry to the chief Gold Commissioner and report to him the facts ; and tba 44 Gold CommiRsionpr shall, on such report, or upon an investigation, to be con- ducted by himself in the district, as he shall deem best for the interests of juHtice, decide upon such disputes, and the decision, when made, shall be communicated by the deputy forthwith to the parties affected thereby, and shall be enforced and executed by the bailiff of the district; but either party, if dissatisfied, may appeal to the Supreme Court, provided the party appealing' shall, within ten days from the decision, give notice to the other of liis appeal j but such appeal, when per- fected, shall be no stay of proceedings. 66. In case of an a])peal the appellant, or in case of his absence his agent, before the appeal shall be allowed, shall make an affidavit in writing that he is dissatisfied with the judgment, and feels aggrieved thereby, and shall file the same with the Deputy Gold Commissioner, and the party so appealing, or in his absence his agent, shall, within two days thereafter, enter into a bond with two sufficient securities in the penalty of fifty dollars, with a condition that the appel- lant shall enter and prosecute his appeal according to the provisions of tliis Act, and pay all costs which may be adjudged against him by the Court of Appeal. 57. In cases where the Commissioner decides to remove a party in possession of any mine, and such decision is appealed from, the Commissioner may order Buch decision to be carried out forthwith ; but before he shall put the appellee in possession of the mine, such appellee, r in his absence, his agent, shall enter into, and file with the Deputy Gold Commissioner, a bond to the appellant with two sufficient sureties in the penalty of one hundred dollars, or such larger sum as the Commissioner may deem adequate ; conditioned that the appellee shall keep a strict and accurate account of the gold and gold-bearing quartz that shall be mined on the area pending the appeal, and that he shall deliver the same over to the appellant in case the Court of Appeal ahall decide in his favor,and pay the costs if the ultimate decision is against him. 68. In case the gold district shall be entirely within one county, the appeal fihall lie to the Supreme Court of that county. If it shall include portions of more than one county, it shall lie to the Court which shall be first held in any of such counties. All such appeal causes may be heard and tried before a Judge at Chambers, in vacation, at Halifax, if the appellant or appellee shall desire to bring on the trial before the next sittings of the Supreme Court to which the appeal lies. Ten days' notice shall, in such case, be given to the appellant or appellee, of the time and place of trial. 69. On appeal being perfected, the Commissioner shall forward the papers in the cause to the Prothonotary of the Court to which the appeal lies, who shall, when required by the appellant or appellee, and on payment of the necessary postages, transmit the same to the Prothonotary at Halifax. 60. If the Judge at Chambers shall be of opinion that the matter in'disputo should be tried by a jury, he may give an order accordingly, and in such case the appeal shall be remitted to the county to which it originally lay, to be dealt with as in other cases of appeals. 61. The decision of a Judge on appeal shall be subject to the review of the whole Court, agreeably to the eighth section of the Act of the last session of the Le.'jfislature, entitled, " An Act to amend Chapter 134 of the Revised Statutes, ' Of Pleadings and Practice in the Supreme Court,' " but, in the mean time, his decision shall be carried out, and any appeal to the Court shall be no stay of proceedings ; but, before the party in whose favor the decision shall be made shall be put in possession of the mine, he shall execute to the other a bond con- ditioned as prescribed by section fifty-seven. 62. The Judge at Chambers, or the Court on review, may decide as to the hearing of the cause, and order a new trial on such terms as may seem just, or other judgment to be entered for either party, or try the cause de note, and may make such order as to the costs of the appeal, and as to amendments or other matters connected therewith, as he or they may think fit. 63. The Governor in Council shall, in each gold district, appoint an officer to be called the Bailiff of the District, with such remuneration as may be thought adequate to the office : and such Bailiff shall have power to appoint one or more 45 depiitics, and such Bailiff nnd his deputies within the district, by virtue of and during their appointments, shall be constables for any county within which the gold district, or any part thereof lios, and shall be clothed with all the power nnd immunities of constables, appointed foi' such counties in the ordinary way. 64. In case the Bailiff or his deputy or deputies may, at any time, be found insufficient for the preservation of peace and good order in any gold district, the Governor in Councd may appoint for the district any policeman or police force of such numbers as may be adequate to the occasion, and make regulations for the management, discipline, and pay of such force: and persons so appointed shall have all the powers, authorities and immunities of constables and peace officers appointed in the ordinary way, and such additional powers and authorities as the Governor in Council may confer on them. 65. The Governor in Council may authorize the erection of a lock-up house in any gold district when the same may become necessary, and the expenses of erecting the same shall be paid out of the treasury. The Bailiff shall have the charge and keeping of such lock-up house. 66. In cases when payment shall have been made for areas either in quartz or alluvial mines at rates higher than those provided by this Act, the lessee of mines shall be entitled to have such surplus payments passed to the credit of the mines upon which such payments shall have been made according to the rents by this Act provided, as rent and royalty piepaid. 67. In cases unprovided for by tnis Act, the Governor in Council is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations relative to Gold Districts and Gold Mines, and to the working, management, care, possession, and disposal of the same, and also as to ditches, water-privileges, roads, ways, and other matters connected with the same ; and all such rules and regulations when published in the Koyal Gazette, shall have the force of law till repealed by the Legislature, provided such rules and regulations shall not be repugnant to the laws of the Province or the provisions of this Act ; and such rules and regulations may, in like manner, be altered, modified or cancelled, as circumstances shall require. SCHEDULES ItEFEBRED TO IN THE FOREGOING BILL. A. Applications for Gold areas at No. of Application. Date of Appli- cation and payment Applicant's name. By whom money paid. Amount paid. Description of Area. * ■ ■ - ' t ■ 1 '^ V' ;, '• •■, - ■:_ J - ; i Gold District. Application is hereby made for a lease for one year, from the day of 186 , of Lot No. , at Gold District, measuring feet by feet — subject to the terms and conditions of the Act relating to the Gold Fields. Dated this day of , A. D. 186 OR- Application is hereby made for a lease of a Mining Area of class No. above named Gold District, besing composed of the following areas No. , in the laid «ff 46 tlicwiti, [or in cnff the same shall not hare lei'ii la'ul dff In the arcns] fnr a loapp of a Wining Art'ii of cliiKH No. , duacribcd «« (iillnwH (lii-re (U-fine the area apjilidl for), or tli.1t iircii of chiJis No. , ■whicli, wlii'n the iniiies hliill bo laid off la dia- trlct nrcuM, hIiuII iuuludc within its lines the ciiitro of the lot abuvc defined. 9 Office of ComminKionrr for Gold District, day of 188 Received from the sum of in Baid dititriot, containing the area of clasH No. tncoKuring feet b/ feet, being the by law. . ■ dollars, paid for a mino , known as area No. , iu udvaiiCP, as required C'omm'r, Tins iNDENTunB, made this day of in the year of out Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty , between our Sovereign Lady the (Juccn of the ono part, and of , in the County of , of the other part : Witncsscth, that our said Sovereign Lady the Queeu has demised and let, and by these presents doth demise and let to the said all the mines of gold in that certain lot situate in the gold district, known as lot : To have and to hold the same to the said , his executors, administrators and as- signs, for and during the term of one year from the date hereof, yielding and paying to our Said Sovereign Lady the Queen, at the oflBce of the Deputy Gold Commissioner for said district, the yearly rent or sum of dollars, payable in advance, upon the execution and delivery of these presentg ; and also yielding a royalty on the gold mined of three hundredth parts, the whole into ono hundred equal parts to bo divided, in case royalty shall become payable under the terms and provisions of the Act relating to gold fields. And it is hereby declared that this demise is granted and accepted on the condition and understanding that all the provisions of the said Act in reference to the tenure, rents, royalties, rights of renewal, and other matters therein declared applicable to mines, of the character of those herein demised, shall be applicabl" to and govern the rights of both parties under the lease. In witness whereof, our said Sovereign Lady the Queen has caused , chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of Nova Scotia, to subscribe his hand and seal of office to this Indenture, and the said has subscribed his hand and seal thereto. Signed, sealed and delivered, by the said Gold Commissioner, in prtj- ficnce of By the said in presence of E. in the year of between the Queen's Most of This Indentcbe, made this day of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Excellent Majesty of the one part, and in the County of of the other part : Witnesseth, that in consideration of the rents and royalties hereby reserved, and of the covenants and agreements herein contained, and on the part and behalf of the said , his executors, administrators and assigns, to be observed and performed, our Sovereign Lady the Queen, of her special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, doth grant and demise unto the said , his execu- tors, administrators and assigns, all that certain tract of land situate at in the County of , known and described as follows, that is to say": [Here describe area,"] And also, all and singular the beds, veins, and seams of gold, gold-bearing quartz, and other gold-bearing rocks, and all the gold, whether in quartz, grain, or otherwise, situ- ate and being within the limits of the said tract, and within, under, or upon the same, or [as ike case may 6e] all and singular the beds, veins and seams of gold, gold-bear- If n pino fl I red r>na r.f the 47 ini; quartz, and other (^old-bearing rocks, and ull the gold, whether in quartz or other- witte, Hituato in, under, ur upon that certain tract of land lySng and hi-ing at in tho County of , known and described as followH, that is to say : To have and to hold the Haid tract of land, and the said bedu, voinH, and tioams of gold, and gold-bearing quartz, and all other tho gold-bearing rocku and gold, whether in quartz or otherwise, in, under, and upon the same, to tho said , his OYOuutorH, udiiiiniKtratorR and adsignn, for, during, and unto the full end and term of twority-ono years, to conimonco and be computed from tho day of the date hereof, and fully to be complete and ended : yielding and rendering unto our Sovereign Lu'ly tho Queen, her heirs and sucocssors, yearly and every year during the continuance of this demise, at the otfiec of tho Gold Comunssionor at Halifax, or to tho Deputy Gold Com- missioner of the district, the yearly rent of dollars, payable in four equal and quarter yearly payments, each of said quarter yearly payments to bo made in advance at the beginning of tho quarter ; and also yielding and paying yearly during the continuance of this demise three full hundreth partr*, the whole into one htindrod equal parts to he divided, of till tho goM which shall be obtained, mineti, had, wrought, or gotten from or out of the said demised premises or out of any (juartz, slate rock, mineral, or earth mined, obtained, had, or gotten out of the same. Pro- vided always, nevertheless, that in case such three hundreth parts so reserved as roy- alty shall, in any one year of the term hereby granted and demised, exceed in value i tlie amount herein reservwl as yearly rent, then and in such case such royalty only shall be paid, and the rents which may liiivo been paid in advance shall bo considered aa having been paid ns part and parcel and on account of such royalty; and in case Bucii three hundreth parts shall not exceed in value the said amount herein reserved as yearly rent, then and in such case the said royalty shall not bo demanded, but tho said rent alone !iall be payable, under the terms of this demise. And tho said doth hereby covenant, promise and agree, to and with our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, that the said his executors, administrators and aHsigns, shall and will well and truly pay||0r causo to bo paid, to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, at the time and pl» "I and in the manner aforesaid, the said yearly rent hereby reserved, in case the same shall, under the terms and provisions of this lease, be payable; or in case royalty shall become payable under the terms and provisions of this lea«e, then shall and will well and truly pay and deliver as aforesaid the amount and value of the said royalty. And also, that the said , his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, shall and will, during tho continuance of this demise, keep, or cause to be kept, one or more book or books of account, wherein true entries shall be made of all such £old and gold-bearing quartz, and other rock containing gold, and all gold in grain or otherwise, as shall from time to time be mined, wrought, had, gotten, or ob- tAiucd out of the said demised premises, and also of the names of the men actually em- ployetl in the working of the said demised premises, and the nunil)er of days' labor purformed by such men, with tho respective dates thereof; and also, that such book olr books of account shall at all times be open and subject to the inspection and examina- tion of the Gold Commissioner, or of the Deputy Gold Commissioner of the district, and also of any other person or persons thereto specially appointed, under the sign-manual of the Lieutenant-Governor for the time being; and also that he, the said his executors, administrators or assigns, shall yearly, and every year during the con- tinuance of this demise, deliver or cause to bo delivered to tho Gold Commissioner at Halifax, or the Deputy Gold Commissioner of tho district, one or more affidavit or affi- davits, to be made by two or more suitable persons principally employed in or about the working or management of the mines hereby granted and demised, that the entries which shall from time to time be man, witli nil niioii tiiidMir and dealt) and other inatbrials an shall bu rcquiititu or nocoHsary for that purpoHo, and so nn to prevent the same and the roofM of thu said niint-s from falling in or being otherwise damagcl ; and aholl and will at the end or other Hooncr dcturmination of thu Maid trrin, peaceably and quietly yield and deliver unto the Deputy (Jold Conunisslonor of thediH- triot, or Huch other peiiion or peritonM us the Lieutenant-Qovernur for tiiu time l^eing Bhall appoint under tiie Bign-nianual to riicuive and take poHacuHion thereof, all the Haid mines, and all and singulur other the prcmitiPH hereinbefore mentioned, except siicli furnaces, engines, millti, forguH, founulld- iondition, iterialfl ns m reason ]>y agreed », udmin- it in case Iratora oi therein, laid rentt) heroin- _ on the ts heroin- uy other )r any or jrivilegcs fiu these WllCif BO iity Gold tiis lease; e Deputy I demised > ilia urein, or the rent nta that 1 rcmifln ff herein lave ex- for the lie land Icscrip- charge J Gold thereof I' NOTK ('.— (Skk I'AdK U\.) Hinci) tho prupamtioii of tlic; Cutalogiu!, a new ami ino«t iiitoruHtin^ Novn Scotian iniiioral Iuih Ih'oii anuly/ud by Prot'oNhor How, who fouiiil it t«> contain Lead, Zinc, Coppur and Tin — tlio laHt tlirue in cunHidurulilu ((uaiiti- ti»!M. H(! says of it : •' It is u vory runiarkahlu niinuial, iw tlioro iH no hucIi condtinatioii known in nuturu ;" and liu HUggustH " Mutullitu " uh u suitiiblu !ianio for it. It will bu cxliil)ited ua No. Si'J'.l^. NOTK U.— (Skk Paok IH.) Tlio Miniiuj Journal of May llth, IMdl, suyw : "It \h (tf tiio highuNt iniportuncu to (Irout Britain that hIio |h)h.suhnuh coal on l)oth HidoH of the Atlan- tic ocoan, whoroby Hhe will bo aldo to supjKtrt iiulcpenduntly hor stoani navi- gation to the WcHtorn world. ThiH advantage will givo thu nation the highout aHcondancy in peace ard in war. " The c(»al of Nova i"^cotia i.>* Hufticietit to supply the whole steam navy of Britain for many centuries to come, and also to meet amply the demands of the North American Colonies. " It is probable that Nova Scotia, in projxtrtion to its extent, stands unrivalled in the productive capabilities of its coal fields. The most western of these valuable deposits, so far as is ascertained, exists at the Joggins, on the shore of Cumberland Basin. In this coal field there are 70 bods of coal, with an aggregate thickness of 41 feet." " A very valuable coal field exists on the north side of Sydney Harbor, in Cape Breton County. It comprises 34 different seams, but of these only four, having an aggregate thickness of 20 feet, are of sufficient extent to bo worked. Indeed, the coal fields of Cape Breton would appear to bo almost inexhausti- ble, and Nature afHtrds every facility for working them to advantage." " In 1851, 115,000 chaldrons were raised in the Province; and in 1850, 120.008 chaldrons, valued at i;80,027, were exported, wliil,«t in the first nine months of 1857 the shipments were valued at <.t90,315, which are the latest official returns we possess. These figures show a riipid and extensively increasing trade. The extensive coal deposits of Nova Scotia can scarcely be to(» highly estimated when considered in connection with increasing steam traffic — tran.s-Atlantic and Colonial — and the fact that no coal fields of any considerable value exist either in Canada, Prince Edward Island, or at New- foundland." NOTK E.— (Skk Pagk 25.) INDUCeiS/IENTS FOR IIS/IIVIIQRATION. Halifax, Nova Scotia, which, (calculating by length of sea voyage) is 2351 miles distant from Plymouth, is 10,849 miles nearer to England than Melbourne. 12.228 " " " " New Zealand. 12,419 " " " " San Francisco. 13,139 " " " " British Columbia. It is believed that no part of the world holds out greater inducements for the immigration of small farmers than Nova Scotia. Half cleared farms of excellent quality, with a log or frame hou.se and barn, near roads, can be pur- chased at from 4s. to 15s. per acre, siccording to situation, being less than is paid for wild lands in the interior of New Zealand, an act having been passed there " imposing a uniform price of two pounds an acre for all waste lands."* Wilderness lands in Nova Scotia can be had at Is. 9d. per acre. '^See Ilodgkinson's Description of the Province of Canterbury, New Zealand, p. 11. 50 For the last thirty or forty years no steps have been taken to attract emi- grants, who have consecjuently gone past the shores of Nova Sc(Jtia on theii- way to Canada and the United States. In the meantime the whole Province has been intersected with roads, and provided with telegraphic and postal communications in every direction. Consequently, instead of the emigrant having, as in other countries, to go far back into the interior, away from roads and markets, he may procure excellent land near good roads, and will be, in few parts of the Province, far removed from the sea-coast or rivers ; con- sequently he will have combined all the comforts of long settled districts with the cheapness of a new country. The attraction of gold mining, while it will lower the price of cleared farms by tempting away their occupants, will create a large non-producing popula- tion, and a ready market for all agricultural produce, and will render farmiug a sure and easy road to wealth and comfort. NOTE F.— (Sek Page 82.) In 1851 the amount of the tonnage of vessels built in Nova Scotia was equal to between ^ and ^ of the amount of tonnage built and registered in the United Kingdom in the same year. Amountof tonnage of vessels built and regist'd in the United Kingdom in 1851. .149,637 " " " " in Novd Scotia in 1861 57,77ft The amount of tonnage built in Nova Scotia subsequently decreased in con- sequence of the low price of vessels, but it will probably this year be double the amount of 1851. » The registered tonnage of Nova Scotia in 185G was one-sixth more than the aggregate registered tonnage of all the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, the British West Indies, the African Colonies, and Mauritius. Errata. — The following errata occurred in consequence of the ;* being unavoidably hurried through the press without proper revision : — On pp. 5 and U>,for supeiintendunce read superintendence. On p. 6, No. 24, for cauadense read canadensis. On p. 6, No. 25, for oxyceccus read oxycoccus. On p. 10,/or 1860 rcarf 1861. " On p. IS, for moZusca read mollusca. On p. 13, No. '21h,for of almost the sivrae climensions read 45 inches. 14, No. 28(),/or homolonutus read homalonotus. 14, No. 2S2,for clionotes 7'ead chonetes. 14, No. '2SS,for cledophori read cltdophori. 16, No. 3()2,/or dep/ilodus read dip/odus. . On p. 15, No. 30(»,/or sphnophylla read sphenophylla. On p. 18, No. 375, for '.(5 p. c. oxide read 'J7 p. c. oxide. lU, No. 3'J8,/or l'.»3 read 396. 20, No. 425,/or phosphate read phosphatic. 24, No. 5&7,for coptals read crystals. 26, No. 592, for Hambro read Hamburg/. On p. 26, line 9, /or Colman read Colmar. On p. 27, No. 617, /or Sweedish read Swedish. ' ', On p. 29, Nos. 707-709,/or three pieces read thi-ee y;«tr«. On p. 31, No. 782,/or Amherst read Cornwallis. On p. 31, No. 786,/or poney read pony. On p. 32, No. 803,/or Saifinet read Sartuet. On p. 33, No. 813,/or lintin read lintew ;/or rotted read retted. On p. 33, Nos. 825-826, /or sole leather read skirting. On p. 34, No. 839, /or Silix rertrf Silex. On p. 36, Mne Mile River should he under head of Hants County. catalogue On p. On p. On p. On p. On p. On p. On p. On p. >5 SJ s f kttract eiiii- lia on their lie Province and postal be emigrant from roads will be, ill I rivers ; con- listricts with pleared fariiis Jieing popula- Inder fariiiiiig a Scotia wa» ^istered in the 1861.. 149,637 57,77H creased in con- ear be double cth more than ies, Tasmania, and Mauritius. AIVNlf ' the catalogue krision : — X. I 45 inches. retted. is County. Is '^ C <. '^ ~ -.S «.$ ^^^ ^c i^r^j ^ '^ ?~i 21- ^2: i; S^ ^